Property Management Accountant

Popeyes Louisiana Chicken UK; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and forward-thinking company as a Property Management Accountant, where you'll play a vital role in the financial management of property expenditures and capital investments. This exciting position involves collaborating with various teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and support the company's expansion goals. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are eager to contribute to making a beloved brand even more successful, this role offers the perfect opportunity for growth and development. Your expertise in management accounting and financial reporting will be key to driving excellence in this innovative firm.

Qualifications

• Qualified Management Accountant with CIMA or ACCA.
• Strong Excel skills including pivots and lookups.

Responsibilities

• Manage property-related expenditure and prepare monthly occupancy costs.
• Assist with year-end audits and CAPEX budgeting.

Skills

Management Accounting

Financial Reporting

Excel (Intermediate)

Microsoft Office 365

Multisite Experience

Education

CIMA or ACCA Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

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Join Popeyes as a Management Accountant and play a crucial role in our UK expansion, partnering with construction, acquisition, and leadership teams to manage property spend, capital investments, and ensure robust financial reporting across our growing estate.

What you’ll be doing as a Property Management Accountant

Management Reporting

• Overall accountability for property-related expenditure
• Leading the preparation of monthly occupancy costs in the management accounts, working with our junior management accountant
• Collaborating with the construction team to ensure correct recording of capital expenditure and controlling spend vs Board approvals for each new location
• Performing regular performance reviews vs appraisal sign-offs; commercially appraising sites gone live (including partnering with the Chief Development Officer)
• Supporting the acquisition team with evaluating new site proposals
• Providing input into month-end activities with key commentary on movements and deep diving into problem areas
• Preparing periodic balance sheet reconciliations and following up actions with key stakeholders
• Working closely with AP to ensure all costs are appropriately accounted for and construction expenditure is correctly managed
• Owning the Fixed Asset Register and depreciation policy; ensuring assets are recorded and depreciated correctly

Financial Reporting

• Assisting with year-end audits and answering audit queries, preparing key audit files
• Assisting with the implementation of strong control and process environment within the business reporting & analysis
• Assisting with CAPEX budgeting & forecasting
• Owning CAPEX cash forecasting; updated bi-weekly to capture accurate view of CAPEX outflows
• Assisting with ad hoc analysis and projects

You’ll love being a Management Accountant – Property at Popeyes if you

• Want to learn and develop in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and have the drive to achieve excellence
• Can meet deadlines and work independently, being fully accountable for your areas of responsibility
• Have a positive and resilient attitude, understanding that building the right reporting framework takes time, patience, and dedication
• Are ready to challenge what you see and trust your experience
• Share our excitement about making Popeyes the UK’s most loved chicken brand

Technical Requirements We’re Looking For

• Qualified Management Accountant (CIMA, ACCA)
• Intermediate Excel skills (pivots, lookups, sumifs)
• Fully literate with Microsoft Office 365
• Multisite experience within hospitality or retail (desirable)

Skills

• Microsoft Office

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Restaurants